New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-22
MASSACHUSETTS, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

MASSACHUSEIlSA GhlCtLlU NAL CoLLEob
CONTEMPLATING THE PASSAGE OF THE LAND
GRANT ACr.
AMHERST. June 21-An attractive feature Of to-days
exercises for visitors tour through the buildings
and grounds under the guidance OF Major Avord profes
of agriculture The neat stables with the puro-
blooded cattle Of all the dairy breeds, besides select
herd Of sleek Shorthorns the bunch of Southdowns the
choice collection of and shrubs not to speak OF the
melting Strawberries in the horticultural grounds the
welLapponted laboratory and experimental plots OF Dr.
Goessmann and broad green fields OF the 400acIc
farm all trim and clean. were an instruction and
delight Evidently "thc branches Of learning related to
agriculture" not neglected here.
This mornings meeting to commemorate the Land
Grant act which passed twenty-five years ago last
Saturday was saddened by the absence OF Senator Nor
rill who summoned hastily to Washington, where his
only lies seriously i'll The beautiful chapel was filled
with audience comprising many men who nave been
conspicuous for service in the for which the Con-
gressional endowment was made. Among them were
President Anterior of the Pennsylvania State College;
President Adams and Professor Roberts, OF Cornell;
ex-Presdent stockbrdge; Professors Brewer and
witchel, Of NewHaven Messrs. Gold OF Connect.
cut, Gilbert OF Maine, and smyth OF Rhode
Island. secretaries of agriculture In their re-
speetive States; Director Sturtevant OF the
Nsw-York Experiment station; Kizo T.mar Commis-
sioner from Japan Professor Cutting OF the Japan AgI
cultural College Ex-Governor Hyde OF Connecticut 4.
dress of President Adams q learned and eloquent
array OF arguments 10 justify the wisdom OF the Con-
gressonal grant. He held historically that IL was IN
with the best traditions OF our state and Natonal
policy In the beginning OF our Colonial existence
the higher learning was made the charge OF the state
Harvard Yale and Dartmouth ~ the North and William
and Mary and the University OF Virginia we're originally
founded by State enactment and endowment III was
also in harmony with the temper OF the Time Inc
modern investigating spirit out OF which the sciences
has ushered in OF industrial progress
that has created demand for technical education as
distinguished from scholastic. We were already Tagging
behind the old world In adequate training FOR agfc
and when the State college was established
finally in spite of all laundering and even OF job
what must prove OF incaculable advantage TO
the Natior Judge Davis followed IN a careful
review OF the history OF the agricultural
colleges and he set forth with minute detail the course
eopment OF the Massachusetts College from It's
early trials up to Its present assured prosperity
In the afternoon dinner was spread for alumni ana
guests In the great drill room I'm OF the many line
buildings the campus and the body OF graduates who
had assembled In unusual numbers. In appearance and
character wouli honor 10 institution The crisp
speeches showed that training In the direction
OF the industrial arts had not tended TO 10.
duce sluggishness of mind, for more alert
and ready company never met around table Inc sur
prise of the occasion the unveng OF portrait OF
President stockbrdge after lie had given an enter
taining sketch Of the various members OF the faculty
from the time OF the foundation OF the college Mr.
stockbrdgc. whose wise counsels have done much 10
give the college its rank among the leading educatona
Institutions OF New England. was completely surprised
by the honor and deeply affected. The day closed with
battalion drill by the entire corps OF students and once
more The visitors were treated 10 the spectacle OF military
Hoyoke Mountains and their ragged sky line Tor PACK
ground. Tomorrow comes commencement with us ora.
and and the close OF the most successful
year in the history OF the college.